Chariessa pilosa

Chariessa pilosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cleridae
Genus:	Chariessa
Species:	C. pilosa
Binomial name
Chariessa pilosa (Forster, 1781)

Chariessa pilosa is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is a predator of wood-boring beetles and lives in the galleries made by said beetles, including during pupation. ^[4]

References

1. "Chariessa pilosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Chariessa pilosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Chariessa pilosa species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. Boving, Adam; Champlain, A. B. (1920). "Larvae of North American beetles of the family Cleridae". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 57 (2323): 575–649. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.57-2323.575 . Retrieved 2025-10-13.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-8788757675.

External links

• Media related to Chariessa pilosa at Wikimedia Commons